Bohemians 1905

Bohemians Praha 1905
Full name Bohemians Praha 1905, a.s.
Nickname(s) Klokani (Kangaroos)
Founded 1905
2005 (re-founded)
Ground Ďolíček, Prague
Ground Capacity 5,000 (all seated)
Chairman Antonín Panenka
Manager Martin Hašek
League Czech First League
2015–16 9th
Website Club website

Bohemians Praha 1905 (previously named FC Bohemians Praha) is a Prague-based football club, which was founded in 1905 as AFK Vršovice. The club won the 1982–83 Czechoslovak First League, its only league championship. Its colours are green and white.

The best known player from Bohemians' history is Antonín Panenka, who is now the club chairman. Bohemians' mascot is a kangaroo, the legacy of a 1927 tour of Australia. Following the tour, the club was awarded two live kangaroos, which they donated to the Prague Zoo.

History

Founded as AFK Vršovice, the club played at the top level of football in the Czechoslovak First League between 1925 and 1935. They spent seasons in and out of the top division for the next 40 years before remaining in the top flight between 1973 and 1995, the most successful era for the club.[1] In the 1982–83 season the club won the Czechoslovak First League and advanced to the semifinals of the UEFA Cup. In the year 2005 it survived a crisis, which was a consequence of bad management. The club was prevented from taking part in the second part of the 2004–05 Czech 2. Liga and its results were expunged.[2] The club was relegated to the 3rd Czech division due to its financial insolvency, but later was saved by its fans who paid off portion of the club's debts. The club finished third in the 2005–06 Bohemian Football League, missing out on promotion,[3] but advanced to the Second League regardless, as they bought a license to play in the Second League from SC Xaverov.[3][4] The club was then able to advance back to the top flight in 2007, where they played until relegation in 2012. After only one season in 2. Liga Bohemians returned to the First League in 2013.

Naming history

Naming dispute with FK Bohemians

In 1993, Bohemians 1905 broke away from the TJ Bohemians Praha sports franchise and became a separate legal entity. The club functioned normally until financial troubles came up and the club nearly collapsed in 2005. TJ Bohemians took advantage of the situation and rented out the Bohemians logo to FC Střížkov Praha 9, a lowly team in the third tier of Czech football. TJ were able to pour money into the small club and help them rise to the first division. However, fans remained loyal to the Bohemians 1905 team, and helped the large club to recover.

In September 2012, a Czech court ruled that the former Střížkov club must not continue to use the name Bohemians after 31 January 2013.[5] However, in December 2012, the club was granted the right to appeal against the decision, thus protracting the process yet further.[6]

Stadium

The home stadium, located in Vršovice, is called Ďolíček. However, from the 2010–11 season, for a period of five years, Bohemians undertook to play its home matches at Synot Tip Arena.[7] This arrangement was discontinued in 2012 after the club was relegated from the Czech First League, due to the regulations on stadiums being different between the two leagues.

Supporters and rivalries

Bohemians are one of the most popular clubs in the Czech Republic. The club is one of the few in the country to have fans with a left-wing ideology, although most fan groups identify themselves as apolitical, and there are supporters who are right-wing. The ultras group is one of the strongest in terms of choreographies and visual displays in the country. They maintain friendly contacts with Dubliners Bohemian FC,[8] in the past they had friendships with FC St. Pauli and Górnik Wałbrzych.

The most prestigious match is the derby with Slavia Prague. The "Vršovice Derby" is the second most prestigious derby in Prague (after the Slavia-Sparta derby). Slavia and Bohemians are located in the Vršovice district of Prague and their stadiums are separated by only 1 km. Sparta Prague are considered their biggest rivals, and Viktoria Zizkov is the other team with whom they contest the city derbies. FK Bohemians Prague (Střížkov) are considered to be impostors and the entire club as a fraud, however that rivalry manifests itself on the pitch and towards the club management as the Střížkov club has very little support and no organised fan movement.

Players

Current squad

As of 20 July 2017.[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Czech Republic GK Viktor Budinský
2 Czech Republic DF Michal Švec
3 Czech Republic DF Petr Buchta
4 Czech Republic MF Josef Jindřišek
5 Czech Republic MF David Bartek
6 Czech Republic MF Michal Hubínek
7 Czech Republic MF Rudolf Reiter
8 Czech Republic MF Milan Jirásek
10 Czech Republic MF Jakub Nečas
11 Czech Republic FW Jan Kuchta
14 Czech Republic DF Michal Šmíd
15 Czech Republic DF Daniel Krch (captain)
No. Position Player
16 Czech Republic DF Martin Dostál
17 Estonia MF Siim Luts
18 Republic of Macedonia DF Jani Urdinov
19 Ghana FW Benjamin Tetteh (on loan from Standard Liège)
21 Czech Republic MF Martin Hašek
22 Czech Republic MF Antonín Vaníček
23 Slovenia DF Milan Kocić
26 Czech Republic GK Marek Kouba
28 Czech Republic DF Lukáš Hůlka
30 Czech Republic GK Tomáš Fryšták
33 Czech Republic MF Dominik Mašek
99 Russia FW Yevgeniy Kabaev

Notable former players

For all players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Bohemians 1905 players

Reserves

Bohemians 1905's reserve team, Bohemians 1905 B, play in Divize A which is in the Czech Fourth Division. They play their home matches at the club's stadium, Ďolíček.

Managers

History in European competitions

UEFA Cup (1975/76)

Round Leg Date Venue Opposition Res Score (H/T) Agg Sc
1. 1. 17/9/75 H Hungary Honvéd L 1–2 (0–0)
1. 2. 1/10/75 A Honvéd D 1–1 (1–1) Lost 1–3

UEFA Cup (1979/80)

Round Leg Date Venue Opposition Res Score (H/T) Agg Sc
1. 1. 19/9/79 H Germany Bayern Munich L 0–2 (0–1)
1. 2. 3/10/79 A Bayern Munich D 2–2 (0–0) Lost 2–4

UEFA Cup (1980/81)

Round Leg Date Venue Opposition Res Score (H/T) Agg Sc
1. 1. 17/9/80 H Spain Sporting Gijon W 3–1 (1–0)
1. 2. 1/10/80 A Sporting Gijon L 1–2 (1–1) Won 4–3
2. 1. 22/10/80 A England Ipswich Town L 0–3 (0–0)
2. 2. 5/11/80 H Ipswich Town W 2–0 (1–0) Lost 2–3

UEFA Cup (1981/82)

Round Leg Date Venue Opposition Res Score (H/T) Agg Sc
1. 1. 15/9/81 H Spain Valencia L 0–1 (0–0)
1. 2. 30/9/81 A Valencia L 0–1 (0–1) Lost 0–2

UEFA Cup (1982/83)

Round Leg Date Venue Opposition Res Score (H/T) Agg Sc
1. 1. 15/9/82 H Austria Admira-Wacker W 5–0 (3–0)
1. 2. 28/9/82 A Admira-Wacker W 2–1 (1–1) Won 7–1
2. 1. 20/10/82 A France Saint-Étienne D 0–0 (0–0)
2. 2. 3/11/82 A Saint-Étienne W 4–0 (1–0) Won 4–0
3. 1. 24/11/82 A Switzerland Servette D 2–2 (1–0)
3. 2. 8/12/82 H Servette W 2–1 (1–1) Won 4–3
4. 1. 2/3/83 H Scotland Dundee United W 1–0 (1–0)
4. 2. 16/3/83 A Dundee United D 0–0 (0–0) Won 1–0
S/F 1. 6/4/83 H Belgium Anderlecht L 0–1 (0–1)
S/F 2. 20/4/83 A Anderlecht L 1–3 (0–2) Lost 1–4

European Champions' Cup (1983/84)

Round Leg Date Venue Opposition Res Score (H/T) Agg Sc
1. 1. 14/9/83 A Turkey Fenerbahçe W 1–0 (0–0)
1. 2. 28/9/83 H Fenerbahçe W 4–0 (1–0) Won 5–0
2. 1. 19/10/83 H Austria Rapid Vienna W 2–1 (1–1)
2. 2. 2/11/83 A Rapid Vienna L 0–1 (0–1) Lost 2–2 (Away Goals)

UEFA Cup (1984/85)

Round Leg Date Venue Opposition Res Score (H/T) Agg Sc
1. 1. 19/9/84 H Cyprus Apollon Limassol W 6–1 (3–0)
1. 2. 3/10/84 A Apollon Limassol D 2–2 (1–0) Won 8–3
2. 1. 24/10/84 A Netherlands Ajax L 0–1 (0–1)
2. 2. 7/11/84 H Ajax W 1–0 (0–0) Won 1–1 (4–2 on Pens.)
3. 1. 28/11/84 A England Tottenham Hotspur L 0–2 (0–1)
3. 2. 12/12/84 H Tottenham Hotspur D 1–1 (0–1) Lost 1–3

UEFA Cup (1985/86)

Round Leg Date Venue Opposition Res Score (H/T) Agg Sc
1. 1. 18/9/85 A Hungary Rába Györ L 1–3 (1–1)
1. 2. 2/10/85 H Rába Györ W 4–1 (2–1) a.e.t. Won 5–4
2. 1. 23/10/85 A Germany FC Köln L 0–4 (0–2)
2. 2. 6/11/85 H FC Köln L 2–4 (2–2) Lost 2–8

UEFA Cup (1987/88)

Round Leg Date Venue Opposition Res Score (H/T) Agg Sc
1. 1. 16/9/87 A Belgium Beveren L 0–2 (0–1)
1. 2. 1/10/87 H Beveren W 1–0 (1–0) Lost 1–2

Honours

History in domestic competitions

Czech Republic

Season League Placed Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cup
1993–94 1. liga 14th 30 8 7 15 29 54 –25 23 Quarter-finals
1994–95 1. liga 15th 30 6 5 19 35 62 –27 23 Round of 16
1995–96 2. liga 4th 30 13 9 8 47 31 +16 48
1996–97 1. liga 16th 30 4 7 19 22 53 –31 19 Round of 32
1997–98 2. liga 3rd 28 15 8 5 49 22 +27 53 Round of 16
1998–99 2. liga 1st 30 23 4 3 62 12 +50 73 Second Round
1999–00 1. liga 7th 30 10 10 10 24 28 –4 40 Round of 32
2000–01 1. liga 9th 30 10 10 10 33 34 –1 40 Round of 16
2001–02 1. liga 4th 30 14 6 10 40 35 –5 48 Round of 16
2002–03 1. liga 15th 30 5 9 16 34 56 –22 24 Round of 32
2003–04 2. liga 3rd 30 13 12 5 37 21 +16 51 Round of 32
2004–05 2. liga 16th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0† First Round
2005–06 3. liga 4th 34 16 12 6 58 32 +26 60 First Round
2006–07 2. liga 2nd 30 18 6 6 47 21 +26 60 Second Round
2007–08 1. liga 15th 30 5 11 14 24 40 –16 26 Round of 16
2008–09 2. liga 1st 30 18 9 3 36 14 +22 63 Second Round
2009–10 1. liga 12th 30 8 10 12 21 29 –8 34 Round of 16
2010–11 1. liga 6th 30 12 7 11 33 33 0 43 Second Round
2011–12 1. liga 15th 30 6 6 18 20 54 –34 24 Round of 32
2012–13 2. liga 2nd 30 16 8 6 50 25 +25 56 Second Round
2013–14 1. liga 14th 30 7 9 14 26 40 –14 30 Second Round
2014–15 1. liga 8th 30 10 8 12 35 41 –6 38 Round of 16
2015–16 1. liga 9th 30 8 13 9 35 37 –2 37 Round of 32

Notes: † results expunged

References

  1. ↑ Jeřábek, Luboš (2006). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 162. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  2. ↑ "Bohemians přišli o licenci, ve 2. lize končí" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. 28 February 2005. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Czech Republic 2005/06". RSSSF. 2006. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bohemians 1905 koupili druhou ligu od Xaverova" [Bohemians 1905 bought the Second League from Xaverov]. sport.cz. 6 June 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Novák, Jaromír (2012-09-04). "Fotbalisté Střížkova definitivně nesmí používat název Bohemians". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2012-09-05.
  6. ↑ "Soud přiznal střížkovským Bohemians právo odvolat se proti změně názvu". idnes.cz (in Czech). 19 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Bohemians 1905 se přestěhují do Edenu, podepsali pětiletou smlouvu" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  8. ↑ "Just who are the real Bohemians of Prague? - The Football Ramble". thefootballramble.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Virtuální Ďolíček – www stránky Bohemians Praha 1905". Bohemians.cz. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  10. ↑ Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů – Luboџ Jeřábek – Google Livres. Books.google.fr. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
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